Greetings!
I have been a film junkie for as long as I can remember. I remember having a box of VHS tapes and a player spending hours watching films. Its now 2009 and we have a new format as you know. Its Christmas time, and my folks are asking me what I would like most. At this point, I really want a Blu-Ray player.
I never was crazy about Blu-Ray. I have an Xbox 360, and was rooting for the HD-DVD to win the battle because that was what the Xbox offered. Sadly, it lost to Blu-Ray. I never saw the big difference between Blu-Ray and DVD until I worked at Circuit City. Being exposed to it all day long really showed me how crystal clear the sound was, and how amazing the picture looked. The PS3 was hailed as the best player at first, because it was cheap for its time.
Now time has passed, and there are quite a few players around. Now for me, many of my favorite movies are not on Blu-Ray. Most importantly Jurassic Park and Back to the Future. So Blu-Ray was not a big deal. I began to realize I should stop buying movies on DVD because I will just eventually get them on Blu, so I figured to just buy a Blu-Ray player. I have been doing a lot of research on it, but you can never get a direct answer. I tried looking at topics here, but no one seemed to have the same situation as me.
I watch A LOT of DVD's. Almost every day. I play them on the Xbox, but they look very grainy. I hear that Blu-Ray is supposed to broadcast DVD's in 1080P, but I watch my DVD's at my mothers house on her 1080P tv with her Panasonic upconverter, and I notice no real difference. Apparently Blu-Ray is better than upconverting, so I really want a player that is strong on both Blu and DVD.
Now the two players I take most interest in is the PS3 Slim, and Samsung BD-P3600. The PS3 slim is one of the highest rated Blu-Ray players, but mostly by people who use it for gaming. I have an Xbox 360, and I play that on a constant basis along with my PC. So I would not buy one PS3 game because their library does not interest me. I hear that the firmware is always updated to improve performance.
The other one, is the Samsung. I love Samsung products. My phone, TV, and computer monitor are all Samsung and they work wonderfully, but I hear the player has some problems.
All I care about with a Blu-Ray player is that it will play the Blu-Rays and look beautiful, and the DVDs will look new. I don't care if it takes a few seconds to load, as long as when it loads the movie plays.
My TV is the Samsung LN32B360 32" 720p LCD HDTV. I do use my Xbox 360 on it, and for some reason it says it broadcasts in 1080p. Obviously its 1080i but I do notice a difference between the two. I would need another HDMI cable, but I hear about some new 3.1 HDMI? What is that?
Anyway, I would appreciate some help. Thank you!
Get a PS3. Games [i]and[/i] movies.
[QUOTE=Agent766;18536134]Get a PS3. Games [i]and[/i] movies.[/QUOTE]
I already have an Xbox 360. I don't care for any PS3 exclusives.
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No, you traitor.
If you have a computer that you built, you could get a drive for the computer, and possibly a 1080p screen.
[QUOTE=Unreliable;18539486]If you have a computer that you built, you could get a drive for the computer, and possibly a 1080p screen.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't even have to be one he built.
I have a BDR player in my PC. If you're willing to sleep with the MPAA, then you're good to go.
Pros:
- The picture and sound quality is near the same as the digital projector at our movie theater.
- Massive 50 GB capacity, with BD still being developed. There are a few companies that have made 200 and 400 GB BDR discs.
Cons:
- BDR drives are expensive. Even more expensive are BDR drives that can write to the discs.
- BDR movies and burnable media are also expensive. On average, BDR movies are $10 more expensive than DVD movies are.
- BD is ate up with massive amounts of DRM. There are no open source players for BDRs and current players (and the drives themselves) install several background processes that always run and can't be killed without forfeiting the use of the drive. The background processes also connect to the internet automatically to download keys and new firmware and install it automatically without your consent.
- BDRs are encrypted and can't have their contents viewed in Windows Explorer.
- If you attempt to probe the drive for keys, the drive will shut down and you'll have to restart your computer for it to start working again.
In all honesty, it's easier to buy a PS3 so you don't have to deal with the headache of all of the DRM.
Not to mention you need a new sound card to get the full lossless audio experience on a PC.
Hell yes, it sure looks good.
On my computer screen @ 1080P (21") I can't even tell the difference between 720p and 1080p movies unless I look really close.
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But: Once you start watching HD films DVDs will look horrible to you.
[quote]720P is perfect for 32" because 1080P is really only good for 42" and up[/quote]
What?
The higher the resolution the better, on any size screen.
You can really tell the difference between 1080 and 720 on a 32" screen
Get a ps3, for £100 quid more you get games, iplayer, etc.
A PS3 is the most cost effective Blu-Ray player out there really, even if you don't want to game on it it's still a great media hub. I've also read that it's one of the best Blu-Ray players out there in terms of performance.
Summary:
[b]Get a PS3.[/b]
As far as i know, it's faster than the other Blu-ray players out there.
[QUOTE=Flon22;18543027]What?
The higher the resolution the better, on any size screen.
You can really tell the difference between 1080 and 720 on a 32" screen
Get a ps3, for £100 quid more you get games, iplayer, etc.[/QUOTE]
Anything 20" or less on the other hand, you can't tell the difference.
Lies.
My grandfather has a Dell XPS with a 19" 1920 x 1200 screen. And holy shit, it looks much better than my 15" 1280 x 800 HP Pavilion DV5
Yeah, i know he has a a overprized fucking Dell that is only used for browsing the web, but that's not the point here.
Why do people buy top of the line for bloody web surfing?
Because some people, like my grandfather, believes more money = better quality.
Don't blame him, he's almost 70 years old and he even uses a cellphone! :(
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Why didn't you stop him from wasting his money then?
[QUOTE=paul simon;18544558]Because some people, like my grandfather, believes more money = better quality.
Don't blame him, he's almost 70 years old and he even uses a cellphone! :([/QUOTE]
Its true though, I mean if a monitor is slightly more(mainly online for example) it could be 2x better than the cheaper.
[QUOTE=Sonicdude;18544560]I appreciate the feedback. I was able to pickup a Panasonic DMP-BD60 for 10$ including shipping from [url]http://blu-ray-player.co.cc/[/url]
I'm hoping for the best! Cheers.[/QUOTE]
I hope thats a typo, else there's something dodgy there
[QUOTE=Daltacentauri;18544171]Anything 20" or less on the other hand, you can't tell the difference.[/QUOTE]
The difference between them on a 20" isn't worth paying the extra for, but the op is on about a 32"
[QUOTE=BmB;18544581]Why didn't you stop him from wasting his money then?[/QUOTE]
I would, but he never told me anything about getting a computer.
He wants to figure out everything by himself. He doesn't want to bother anyone else.
Oh, and he bought us a 42" 1080p TV a while ago, without questions. No idea why he's so kind all the time, we even try to avoid speaking about what we need when he can hear it.
Because, if he can hear it, he'll buy it and then ask questions.
And that's not right.
optical media is almost dead I wouldn't bother with blu ray right now
[QUOTE=paul simon;18544558]Because some people, like my grandfather, believes more money = better quality.
Don't blame him, he's almost 70 years old and he even uses a cellphone! :([/QUOTE]
There is an element of truth in it.
Buy cheap, buy twice.
He knows that i can help him decide, because i know more about computers than he does.
Still, he doesn't want to bother me.
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18546339]optical media is almost dead I wouldn't bother with blu ray right now[/QUOTE]
If you care anything even the least bit about quality you don't stream films from the Internet. Not to mention countries where such a service doesn't even exist.
I think John was referring to USB drives, which may be after blu ray.
[QUOTE=BmB;18547608]If you care anything even the least bit about quality you don't stream films from the Internet. Not to mention countries where such a service doesn't even exist.[/QUOTE]
My, no. Why would you [i]stream[/i] HD content?
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you're done monk!
DONE!
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but yes/
Because Torrents is a renowned mark of quality....
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[QUOTE=BmB;18558774]Because Torrents is a renowned mark of quality....
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Torrents are as high quality as the source they're ripped from, so yeah, they can be.
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